*Does School Debating Reduce Vulnerability to Misinformation? A Field Experiment in Poland
*Authors: Krzysztof Krakowski, Bernhard Clemm von Hohenberg, Davide Morisi
*Journal: The Journal of Politics

*Codebook 1 (for "misinformation_data.dta" and "misinformation_mid.dta")

Variable Descriptions

Pre-Survey Metadata
	•	pre_StartDate: Timestamp for when the survey started.
	•	pre_EndDate: Timestamp for when the survey ended.
	•	pre_Durationins: Duration of survey completion in seconds.
	•	pre_ResponseId: Unique identifier for the respondent.
	•	pre_TOPIC: The topic discussed in the debate.

Demographics
	•	gender: Gender of the respondent.
	•	age_orig: Age of the respondent (original input).
	•	mother_edu_level: Education level of the respondent’s mother.
	•	financial: Perceived financial situation of the household.
	•	hh_size_orig: Number of people in the respondent’s household (original input).
	•	religiosity: Importance of religion in the respondent’s life.
	•	age: Age of the respondent in years (cleaned).
	•	hh_size: Number of people in the respondent’s household (cleaned).

Political Discussion Frequency
	•	pre_discuss_parent: Frequency of political/social discussions with parents (pre-survey).
	•	pre_discuss_friend: Frequency of political/social discussions with friends (pre-survey).
	•	discuss_parent: Frequency of political/social discussions with parents (post-survey).
	•	discuss_friend: Frequency of political/social discussions with friends (post-survey).
	•	pre_Q78: Political interest (pre-survey).
	•	Q78: Political interest (post-survey).

Need for Cognitive Closure
	•	pre_need1, need1: Dislike of ambiguous questions.
	•	pre_need2, need2: Irritation when others disagree in groups.
	•	pre_need3, need3: Tendency to avoid consulting multiple opinions.

Conspiracy Beliefs
	•	Items assessing agreement with conspiracy theories:
	•	pre_conspiracy_it1, conspiracy_it1: Influence of secret organizations.
	•	pre_conspiracy_it2, conspiracy_it2: Government surveillance of citizens.
	•	pre_conspiracy_it3, conspiracy_it3: 5G antennas harming immune systems.
	•	pre_conspiracy_it4, conspiracy_it4: Vaccination as a microchip excuse.
	•	pre_conspiracy_it5, conspiracy_it5: Smolensk air crash as political assassination.

Truth Discernment (Credibility)
	•	Items evaluating credibility judgments:
	•	pre_Q76_1 through pre_Q76_24: Credibility ratings for specific statements (pre-survey).
	•	Q76_1 through Q76_24: Credibility ratings for specific statements (post-survey).

Treatment and Experimental Conditions
	•	debate: Self-reported participation in debate/non-debate activities.
	•	treat_all: Detailed experimental conditions.
	•	treat_bin: Combined experimental conditions.
	•	noncomplier: Non-compliance status.
	•	prime: Exposure to the prime highlighting the benefits of debating in the mid-workshop questionnaire.


Trust in Media
	•	Items measuring trust in media sources:
	•	pre_trust_tv, trust_tv: Trust in television information in Poland.
	•	pre_trust_paper, trust_paper: Trust in newspaper information in Poland.
	•	pre_trust_social, trust_social: Trust in social media information in Poland.

Other Key Variables
	•	preferred_party: Preferred political party or coalition group.
	•	right_wing: Indicator for a sympathizer of right-wing parties.
	•	instructor: Identifier for the instructor associated with the respondent.
	•	schoolen: Identifier for the respondent’s school.

Panel and Completion Status
	•	panel_W1W3: Matching result from merging survey waves.
	•	completed: Indicator of workshop completion status.


*Codebook 2 (for "misinformation_completion_by_school.dta")

Variable Descriptions

Completion Status
	•	completed: Share of participants that completed the entire workshop cycle in the school.
	•	count: Number of participants recruited in the school.
	•	city: The city where the school is located.
	•	schoolen: Identifier for the respondent’s school.

